Every living thing follows along a set path. And if you could see your path or channel then you could see into the future, right? Like, uh, that's a form of time travel.

Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal)

13 seconds sound clip from the Donnie Darko movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:13:20 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- And in order for the vessel to travel through time it's got to find a portal, or in this case a wormhole...

- Well, could these portals... Could these portals just appear anywhere, anytime?

- I think that's highly unlikely. No, I think what you're talking about is, um, an act of God.

- If God controls time, then all time is pre-decided.

- I'm not following you.

- Every living thing follows along a set path. And if you could see your path or channel then you could see into the future, right? Like, uh, that's a form of time travel.

- Well, you're contradicting yourself.

- If we were able to see our destinies manifest themselves visually, then we would be given a choice to betray our chosen destinies. And the mere fact that this choice exists would make all pre-formed destiny come to an end.

- Not if you travel within God's channel.

- Um... I'm not going to be able to continue this conversation.

- Why?

- I could lose my job.

- Okay.

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